Turk Hava Yollari AO

##### (4.11) In the reporting year, did your organization engage in activities that could directly or indirectly influence policy, law, or regulation that may (positively or negatively) impact the environment? [...] ##### (4.11.8) Describe the process your organization has in place to ensure that your external engagement activities are consistent with your environmental commitments and/or transition plan [...] In 2023, we established the Türkiye Sustainable Aviation Platform with Istanbul Technical University and Boeing Türkiye in order to collaborate with local suppliers, administrators, NGOs, universities, and industry leaders to promote sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and support sustainable future of Türkiye's civil aviation industry. Through the AIRE organization's Sustainability Task Force, we evaluate sustainability regulations and solutions and communicate them to relevant authorities. We are also developing a project to provide our corporate customers with a platform to track and offset emissions via our voluntary offset program, CO2mission. Additionally, we publicly share stories of stakeholders who offset their emissions through CO2mission. Turkish Airlines, as a UN Global Compact participant since 2022, aims to integrate the UN SDGs into all its operations, reinforcing its commitment to sustainability. We align our business strategies with IATA's climate change targets for the aviation industry. This includes enhancing performance in energy and emissions management, resource efficiency, fleet modernization, and SAF initiatives, incorporating industry best practices. Since 2022, we have begun using SAF on some flights and intend to increase its usage depending on routes and flight frequency. Following IATA's fuel efficiency policy, numerous fuel efficiency parameters are continuously measured and monitored. The Board of Fuel Efficiency, led by the CEO, oversees the implementation of action plans under the Fuel Efficiency Program. Recognizing Türkiye's ratification of the Paris Agreement in 2021 and its commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2053, we align our business strategies, accordingly, considering other global developments and stakeholder expectations. In this context, we support the fight against climate change and pledge to be Carbon-Neutral by 2050.

The Sustainability Committee(SC) at Turkish Airlines carries out its activities in order to determine, review and continuously improve the climate-related strategies and targets among sustainability management strategy, sustainability policy, short, medium, and long-term sustainability targets of the company and chaired by the CEO who is the General Manager of the company and a Board member. The CEO is the executive responsible for chairing the SC meetings. Climate-related issues, climate risks, climate strategy of the company, and stakeholder expectations are discussed at the SC meetings and reported directly to the Board by the CEO, and therefore decisions taken by the SC are submitted to the approval of the Board at regular Board meetings. [...] Duties and Responsibilities are to ensure that the necessary studies are carried out to determine the sustainability strategy, policy, short, medium and long-term goals of the company, To monitor, review and, if necessary, rearrange the short, medium and long-term objectives of the Sustainability Policy, To ensure that sustainability risks and opportunities in environmental, social and governance issues are managed and integrated into the sustainability strategy of the company, To ensure that necessary studies are carried out within the company in order to comply with national and international legislation, standards, rules, contracts, procedures and requirements in the field of sustainability, Evaluating the expectations of the stakeholders concerned with the current national and international developments in sustainability, ensuring that the best practices are projected within the Incorporation and monitoring the progress of the projects, Analysing the results by monitoring the status of sustainability performance indicators and ensuring that improvement actions are taken if necessary, Ensuring that employees are informed in line with the sustainability strategy and studies are carried out to adopt this strategy as a company culture, To ensure that the sustainability strategy, policy and practices are adopted by all stakeholders of the Incorporation,, Evaluating the requests regarding the Sustainability Performance Evaluations that the company will participate in and deciding whether to participate or not, To evaluate the issues that will affect the activities of the company, which are addressed in the national and international committees, technical teams and working groups of which the Incorporation is a member, responsible for authorizing Sub-Working Groups to be formed in the company.

Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your engagement activities are consistent with your overall climate change strategy[…]In the attached Sustainability Report on page 32, the stakeholder engagement methodology is published.

In light of its responsible business approach, Turkish Airlines adopted the targets determined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and work devotedly to provide a contribution to such targets. Additionally, Turkish Airlines created an extensive fuel efficiency program to provide a contribution to the collective efforts exerted across the entire industry against climate change. Fuel Executive Committee, formed as part of this program, regularly provides information to the CEO about fuel efficiency performance, one of the indicators Turkish Airlines follows as part of its combat against climate change.

Furthermore, as of 2019, our greenhouse gas emissions have been verified by a third-party independent verification body authorized by ICAO, and our work will continue within the scope of CORSIA requirements. In the following years, we will neutralize our emissions remaining above the base year emission values with the carbon credits to be obtained from the projects in line with the CORSIA Draft. ICAO has welcomed the timely and ambitious target adopted by the international air industry to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, in this regard, Turkish Airlines continuously increases its fuel efficiency and implement comprehensive fuel-saving policies for making contributions to such targets.

On the other hand, within the scope of the Paris Agreement, Türkiye has set a net-zero carbon target by 2053. Among the policies planned to be implemented with INDC, there are items affecting aviation related to the transportation sector (increasing the use of alternative fuel and clean vehicles, implementation of green port and airport projects for energy efficiency).

With Türkiye's ratification of the Paris Agreement in 2021 and committing to reaching net-zero in carbon emissions by 2053, we review our strategies by considering the agreements to which our country is a signatory, global requirements, and the expectations of our stakeholders. By acting in accordance with the regulations and aviation industry rules, with which we are liable to comply, we aim to go beyond compliance with the laws where applicable.

Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your external engagement activities are consistent with your climate commitments and/or climate transition plan?[…]In the attached Annual Report on pages 140-147, the engagement with all the stakeholders and Turkish Airlines' strategy to determine its material issues within the scope of sustainability with a consideration of national and international trends and the expectations of its stakeholders are published.